uc

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A form of upper case — The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....

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Meanings

uc1

nounuc (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of upper case.

UC2

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of California A university system in California

    With the changes to federal and state public health guidance and the end of the federal Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023, UC is moving to a systemwide COVID-19 vaccination opt-out program for UC students and employees.

    2023 May 25, “UC updating COVID-19 vaccination policy to systemwide opt-out program”, in UCNet
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    “Twelve pesticides commonly applied to citrus groves are slated for study in the project’s plots,” reports Tom S. Bellows, UC Riverside assistant entomologist. They include four acaricides (Morestan, Kelthane, Pictran, Vendex), four thripsicides (Cygon, Carzol, Orthene, Sabadilla), and four scalicides (Parathion, Supracide, Lorsban, Sevin).

    1983 May 26, “Pesticide residue effects under study”, in The Californian, volume 25, number 16, Temecula, Calif., page A-11
  2. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of Cincinnati.
  3. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of the Cordilleras.
  4. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of Cebu.
  5. AustraliaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of Canberra.
  6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Urban Council (a now abolished level of local government in Hong Kong)
  7. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of United Conservatives.
  8. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Universal Credit
nounUC (countable and uncountable, plural UCs)

plural UCs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of ulcerative colitis.
  2. HinduismIndiaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of upper caste.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of United Conservative.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecommunicationsInitialism of ultra capacity.

uC3

nounuC (plural uCs)

plural uCs

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of microcontroller.

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APA

uc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uc

MLA

“uc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uc. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uc,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uc.

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